A DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE CHINOISERIE OCTAGONAL PLAQUE, CIRCA 1730-50 |

moulded with a stepped frame and pierced twice for hanging, painted with figures between pavilions below birds among flowering peony and chrysanthemum

Minor chipping to rim, at about 5, 8 and 10 o'clock. Some other minor glaze flaking but overall of good appearance.
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